Ironing table



Oct. 9, 1923, ,470',252

F. BAKER IRONING TABLE F. BAKER IRONING TABLE Oct. 9 1923.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Oct. 17. 1921 titi Patented @et t), lt.

iid T l FLOYD BAKER, OF CICERO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TSO SEARS, ROEBUCK @aC0., OF CHICAGO,

EKLLNOIS, A. CORPORATION OF NE?? YORK.

ERONING TABLE.

Application filed October 17, 1921. Serial No. 508,181.

To all whom it may concer/11..'

Be it known that l, FLorn BAKER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cicero, in the county ot Cook and State ot illinois, haveinvented a new and useiul `improvement in ironing?,- rllables, ot Whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates, more particularly, to improvements in householdironing-tables ot the ioldiire` type, namely oit the type comprising anironing-board proper and a supporting leg` structure 'formed oi membersadapt-ed to be tolded into compact condition relative to theironing-board proper, to permit of the ironing-table being stored awayin relatively small space; my primary ohjects being to provide a novel,simple and economical structure of ironing-table ot' the zgeneralcharacter stated which will present a high degree of rigidity, andtheparts ot' which may be readily manipulated to condition the structures'for use or 'tor storage.

Referring to the accompanying` drawings:

Figure 1 is a View in side elevation oi an iroiiingj-table constructedin accordance with my invention, the table beingshown in condition toruse. Figure 2 is a bottom plan view ot the construction ot' Fig. 1,showing it in folded condition; and Figure 3, a broken view in sideelevation of the construction in the condition shown in Fig. 2.

The particular' illustrated embodiment of my invention comprises anironing-board proper, represented at 4:. this board being ot anysuitable shape such as that commonly provided in constructions of thisgeneral character, and represented in Fig. 2. structure 'for supportingthe board 4 at the desired elevation above the door on which it would besupported comprises, in the particular embodiment shown, threeframe-like members 5, 6 and 7. The member 5, which is shown as formed oftivo side bars 8 connected together at their lower ends by a cross-bar 9and between their ends by a cross bar 10. is pivotally supported at itsupper end on the ironing board proper L1 adjacent the lett hand end otthis board in the drawings. The pivotal connection of the member 5 Withthe board, as stated. is shown to be through the medium ot pins 11 whichextend through the bars 8 and into the ends ot a cross-piece or cleat 12secured to the under side ot the board 4 to extend transversely thereof.The member 6 is formed ot a pair The y ot bars 13 connected together bycross-bars 14 and 15. rl`he trame 6 extends Within the connes of thebars 8 relative to which latter they are pivoted, the pivotal connectionshown being between the bars 13 and the cross-bar 10. rlhe cross-bar 10is shown as reduced in diameter at its opposite endsv Where it extendsthrough the bars 8 and 13, .it being preferred that the bars 8 berigidly connected With the cross-bar 10 as by nailing them thereto.rllhe `trame member Tis formed oit a pair of bars 16 rigidly connectedtogether at one endet the `trame by a cross-bar 17 and pivotallyconnected at the opposite end of the frame with a cross-bar, or cleat18, secured to the under side of the board e to extend transverselythereof, adjacent the end of the board opposite that provided With thecleat 12, the pivotal connection of theframe 7 with the cleat 18 beingthrough the medium of pins represented at 19 which pass through themembers 16 and intothe ends of the cleat 18. The trame 7 is ot such sizethat it extends Within the contines of bars 123 When the parts arefolded to the positions shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

The upper surfaces ot the bars S between their tree ends and thecross-bar 10, are recessed as indicated at 2O to 'form seats for theends oi the cross piece 17 which extend beyond the sides of the trame 7into over lapping position relative to `the bars 8.

1n accordance with the preferred .embodiment ot my invention, the tramestructures referred to are preferably interconnected to facilitate theconditioning of the structure for use an d the toldingot the intocompact condition for storage, the interconnecting means showncomprising a pair ot rods 21 pivotally connected at their opposite ends`as indicated at 22 and 23, to the side bars oi' the frames 6 and 7. Bypreference these rods are bent into the term shown to present thelaterally, oppositely-extending, portions 24 and 25 Which extend throughopenings in the side bars 13 and 16 respectively and are upset at theirouter ends against Washers 26 surrounding' them, to 'forni the pivotalconnections referred to.

The parts ot the construction are illus- 'trated in Fig. 1 in thepositions they assume .in use, the table beingv supported at the lowerends ot the 'trames 5 and 6 upon the iioor, the floor line beingrepresented at 27, the crosspiece 17 being seated at its ends in thelll@ recesses 20 in the members 8, and the crosspiece l5, which ispreferablyot rectangular shape in cross-section, abutting a cleat 28 seHcured to the under side of the board 4 to extend crosswise thereof.

The arrangement oi the parts as shown and described is such that thestructure, when conditioned for use, as shown in Fig. l, presents a highdegreeot rigidity not only rendering it stable, but also preventingobjectionable give to the board during the ironing operation andavoiding the travel or bitching ot the table along thei'ioor.

When it is desired to oldthe parts of the table into compact condition(Figs. 2 and 3), this may be done by the operator rst swinging the frame5 a slight distance in adirection a ray from the board 4, and thereuponswinging the frame 6 in counter-clockwise direction in Fig. l to causeit to extend substantially parallel with the frame 5, and substantiallyparallel with the board 4,V the rod connections between the trames 6 and7 causing the frame 7 to swing to Va position in which it extendssubstantially parallel with the board 4 in thus operating the frame 5.

To condition the table tor use. the op' swinging the Jraine 5 toward theboard 4.

Thus operating the frames 5 and 6 automatically causes the fra-nie 7 toswing away fromY the'board and into a position in which the ends of thecrossbar 17 extend into the recesses 2() ot the iframe 5.

l/ilhile have illustrated and described a particular constructionembodying myinvcntion, l do not wish to be understood as intending toliniit it thereto as the saine may be variously modiied and alteredwithout departing from the spirit ot' my invention.

lVhat l claim new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent isi An ironingtable comprising an ironing board, a supporting structure thereforcomprising a plurality of members pivotally connected together betweentheir ends, one of said members being pivotally connected at its upperend to said ironing` board and extending in a downwardly inclineddirection toward the opposite end of said board, said board beingprovided with a stop surtacc between said last-reterred-to pivotalconnection and the opposite end of the board, and the upper end of theother of said meinbers engaging said stop surface in theV eX- iendedposition ot said supporting structure, the one of said members which ispivoted to said board having a stop-forming portion, a member pivoted atits upper end to the board and adapted to engage at its i .'51 tu lowerend with said stop-forming portion, and a link structure operativelyconnecting said last-narned member with the one of saidthat when thesupporting structure is eX tended said last-named member engages saidstop-'forming portion and the one oi" said first-named members otherthan the one pivoted to said board, engages said stop surface FLOYDBAKER.

